Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-06-25


box seat of four-i hand. So it is easy
to understand how those women who
had dreamed out and materialized beau
tiful crepe de chine and soft silk gowns,
wonderful picture hats" and ravishing
parasols felt when it poured rain on the
day of the coaching parade. 1t cleared
off in half hearted sort of fashion
about half an hour before the time, and
although the coaches did not turn out
they almost seemed like ballet in long
tailed gowns, for the women had to wear
ulsters and topcoats, dark hats and
cloth frocks. There was only one luxury
of dress allowed them, and this was the
silk stockings and coquettish shoes
which every woman who has ever
climbed a coach appreciates the value OF,
The owner of a coach-fortunate man
is courted all the year round, because
womenkind not only wants an invita-
ton for drive seated on its top, but she
wants the invitation, which means seat
by the driver, the place where she can
see and be seen (the latter most import
anti best of all.
Apropos of gowns for driving, the
liking displayed for those of Gotten in
creases week after week, and 1t is no
longer unusual to see a swell turnout
with its men in livery, its coach with an
enormous crest upon it, the horses
prancing and carrying themselves as only
good horse-fesh can, while the mistress
of it all sits content in pink heliotrope or
blue cotton gown. In the recent fashion
able gatherings at Jerome Park, the really
smart gowns were all of cotton; and as
the sun shone bright, the grass was as
green as an emerald, many of the women
pretty, some even more than that, there
was not any fault found with the fabric
of the gown when the effect was SO per-
feet.
There are great many pretty women
in New York, fact many times forgot
ten, because their ability in dressing,
their ease in adapting themselves to po-
sitions, and their cleverness socially, alb
sorb so much attention from people
who write that the beauty of face is often
overlooked. Each season has its beauty;
this ones has been Miss Wright 1t is
said of her that she was discovered by a
very fashionable man who induced
kindly matron to give her the entree at
Newport, which, of course, meant the
key to all the desirable doors in New
York. One great crime is hers-she Is
poor. But nevertheless, she has been
every place, always charmingly dressed,
and made more of than any girl of the
season. The year before the beauty was
Miss May Brady. Of her 1t can only be
said that while her features are cut like a
cameo, and her complexion very fine, she
still so entirely lacks expression that, ex-
cept when viewed as a still-piece, her
charms are not remarkable.
The season before that really gave the
most beautiful girl that New York has
shown for years-Miss Marion Langdon.
Miss Langdon has birth, fortune, and a
beautiful face. To this is added charm of
manner, and when she Is silent the per-
feet repose which always ought to, but
sometimes does not, attach itself to
those who claim the caste of We're de
We're. OF Miss Langdon there has never
been anything but charming things said.
To her the tribute was always dig
nified, and even the most frivolous of
reporters never failed to pay her the
respect due, not only beautiful, but
well-bred girl.
The young married women, who are in
New York great power, claim as their
beauties Mrs. Willie Douglas, remark
ably handsome woman; Mrs. Burke
ho in incinfd Mrc
Prescott Lawrence, a magnificently beau
tiful woman; Mrs. Harry Alexandra, the
bride of week, and the very rich widow,
Mrs. Louis Hamersley. The right of
Mrs. James Brown Potter to great
beauty has always been contested, and
very properly too; her complexion and
hair are very handsome, but her arms
and figure generally are absolutely awk
ward, while her eyes have either natur-
ally, or else she has cultivated, fixed
stare that is quite too suggestive of
| posing for the photographer. AS far as
men go, the palm for good looks is con-
coded to Fred May; for good dressing
to Fred Gebhardt, and for ability to
handle the reins sail a boat, order dinner,
arrange theatre party, soothe the feel
ings of every woman who is not on the
box seat of the coach, Mr.. Zbrowski.
Mr.. Berry Wall is always loud in his
clothes; consequently he is not good
dresser.
One of the pleasant things that hap
pened at the wedding of Miss Lizzie
Lawrence to Mr.. Harry Alexandra was
the reception of a present from her
father-in-law. Early in the morning
there came to her note saying that the
bearer had been in the family for fifty
years, and that he brought to her we'd
ding gift which was her own entirely,
and in which it was trusted she would
have many happy hours. 1t turned out
to be the very perfection of broughams
with stunning pair of horses attached,
the turnout being brought over BY the
old coachman of the Alexandra family,
who then remained to see the man he had
known as boy transformed into happy
bridegroom. A pretty thought wasn't it
The English papers are, In many
words, giving description of how alto
gether charming is "Colonel the Honora-
Bile William Frederick Cody" in the
magnitude of whose name 1t is at first
hard to discover Buffalo Bill" The
Londoners at last have something really
American; consequently they will patron
ize 1t to no end and will find in Buffalo
Bill greater delight than in any of the
numerous actors ranging from Booth to
Dixey, from Mary Anderson to Lolita,
who have essayed the attempt and failed
! to prove that as a nation we are original